Pope Gelasius I

Pope Gelasius I (420-21 November 496) was the Pope from 492 to 496, succeeding Pope Felix III and preceding Pope Anastasius II.

Biography
Gelasius was born in 420 AD to a Romanized family of Berbers in Roman Africa, and he became Pope in 492 after the death of Pope Felix III. He was the last Bishop of Rome of African descent. Gelasius was a prolific writer, and he drafted papal documents under Felix III before becoming pope. As tensions increased between the eastern and western churches, Gelasius made a more assertive push for papal authority.